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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 65 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the light): Highlight = brightest spot; shadow side = away from the light; cast shadow = thrown on the surface, away from the light. Hatching = parallel lines, cross-hatching = crossing lines, stippling = dots, blending = smooth tones. Press harder or add more lines to go darker; a value scale runs from white to black.

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  1. 1.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) white to black (b) red to blue (c) big to small (d) near to far
  2. 2.Which of these is called hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) criss-cross lines (c) dots packed close (d) lines all one way
  3. 3.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the side away from light called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) hatching (d) stippling
  6. 6.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the side away from light (b) the brightest spot (c) where light hits most (d) the dark shape it throws
  7. 7.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) blending (c) stippling (d) hatching
  10. 10.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) stippling (b) blending (c) hatching (d) cross-hatching
  11. 11.True or false: dark brown has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) use an eraser (b) press harder (c) press lighter (d) add water
  13. 13.⬜⬛ Does pale yellow have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  14. 14.True or false: shading with criss-cross lines is called blending. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💡 On a shaded ball, what is where light hits most called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  16. 16.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the shadow side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: on a shaded ball, the dark shape it throws is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) stippling (c) cross-hatching (d) hatching
  19. 19.⬜⬛ Does black have a light value or a dark value? (a) light value (b) dark value
  20. 20.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) its shadow on the table (c) the brightest spot (d) the side away from light
  21. 21.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) dots packed close (b) smudging with a finger (c) smooth, soft tones (d) lines crossing over
  22. 22.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the shadow side? (a) the side away from light (b) the dark shape it throws (c) where light hits most (d) the brightest spot
  23. 23.True or false: shading with lots of tiny dots is called cross-hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.✏️ Which shading method uses smudging with a finger? (a) stippling (b) hatching (c) cross-hatching (d) blending
  26. 26.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) under the object (c) on the ceiling (d) in the sky
  27. 27.True or false: white has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) inside the object (b) on the left side (c) above the object (d) on the right side
  29. 29.Which of these is called stippling? (a) smooth, soft tones (b) lines all one way (c) criss-cross lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  30. 30.True or false: shading with lines all one way is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) highlight (c) cast shadow
  33. 33.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) cast shadow (b) highlight (c) shadow side
  34. 34.💡 The light comes from the RIGHT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the left side (b) inside the object (c) on the right side (d) above the object
  35. 35.True or false: white has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: shading with many parallel lines is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.✏️ Which shading method uses smooth, soft tones? (a) cross-hatching (b) hatching (c) stippling (d) blending

Answer key

  1. white to black
  2. lines all one way
  3. True
  4. shadow side
  5. hatching
  6. the dark shape it throws
  7. True
  8. False
  9. hatching
  10. stippling
  11. False
  12. press harder
  13. light value
  14. False
  15. highlight
  16. False
  17. True
  18. cross-hatching
  19. dark value
  20. its shadow on the table
  21. lines crossing over
  22. the side away from light
  23. False
  24. dark value
  25. blending
  26. under the object
  27. True
  28. on the right side
  29. lots of tiny dots
  30. False
  31. False
  32. cast shadow
  33. highlight
  34. on the left side
  35. False
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. blending

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